INS and metabolic syndrome: Findings of the current study are in line with our previous findings showed that healthy pattern typified by frequent consumption of fresh and dried fruits, low-fat dairy, vegetable oils, nuts and seeds reduced both fating and postprandial glucose and insulin levels as well as IR index and decreased hyperinsulinemia.(4) Our previous study also showed that higher adherence to DASH diet was related to lower incidence of metabolic syndrome and it components including hypertension, high fasting plasma glucose, and abdominal obesity.(28)